arXiv AI By Seref Taha Kiremitci, Muhammed O. Sayin

Decentralized Optimal Equilibrium Learning Over Dynamic Networks

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The paper introduces a decentralized learning framework for finding socially optimal equilibria in finite normal-form games played over dynamic communication networks. Agents only observe their own payoffs, lack prior knowledge of the game, and communicate with time-varying neighbors using low-bandwidth, time-stamped tables instead of raw actions or payoff data. The proposed dynamics combine randomized semantic signals, table fusion, and temporal majority reconstruction to achieve finite-time logarithmic regret guarantees for optimal equilibrium selection under utilitarian and proportional-fair social welfare objectives, as demonstrated by simulations.

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